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Request for work

Are you planning a project that requires work on an electrical installation to be carried out by an electrical contractor or an engineering consulting firm?

Learn more about your responsibilities and those of each stakeholder as well as the steps involved and the lead times to expect.

To follow up on a request for work, go to your Customer Space or click on this link.

Specific process for connection requests of 5,000 kW or more

Find the information you need before making a request for work

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The key: Being prepared!

Finding an electrical contractor or an engineering consulting firm

The first thing to do to get your project project to connect or modify your electrical installation started is to contact an electrical contractor and, if necessary, an engineering consulting firm .

Make sure that the electrical contractor you hire is a member of the Corporation des maîtres électriciens du Québec (CMEQ) [in French only]This link will redirect you to an external site..

Please note: Electrical contractors and engineering consulting firms must comply with certain laws and regulations.

Gathering the required documents

Make sure you have all the documents you need to carry out your project so you can provide the information when necessary. For instance:

  • Layout plan
  • Plot plan (land register excerpt)
  • Subdivision plan
  • Copy of servitudes
  • Single‑line diagram
  • Description of loads to be connected
  • Photos

In some cases, an engineering consulting firm will be able to help you provide the required documents.

Learning about the contractor’s or the engineering consulting firm’s responsibilities

Electrical contractor

Article 1.1.3 in the Blue Book (standard E.21-10) [PDF 7,4 MB – in French only] outlines the electrical contractor’s responsibility toward the customer. Their responsibilities include the following:

  • Checking the availability of electrical service and the applicable conditions
  • Informing the customer of the steps to take to ensure that their installation is supplied on the requested date
  • Informing the customer of all possible costs (connection, line extension or modification)
Engineering consulting firm

Engineering consulting firms provide solutions and services such as:

  • Prefeasibility studies
  • Business cases
  • Environmental impact assessments
  • Designing construction or engineering projects
  • Monitoring and inspecting construction projects and managing on‑site projects
  • Assistance and technical advice